Lighting-fixture for attachment to bedroom furniture



LTGHTING FIXTURES FOR ATTACHMENT T0 BEDROOM FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.19. I919.

1,356,312, T Patented Oct. 19,1920..

Lia/2601f R056 51 MM a brown 213 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES '1. E0133, OF BAY SHORE, NEW YORK.

LIGHTING-FIXTURE FOR ATTACHMENT TO BEDROOM FURNITURE.

To (ZZZ w hem it ma-y concern Be it known that I, JAMns T. Roms, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Bay Shore, in thecounty of Suffolk and "State of New York, have invented an Improvementin Lighting-Fix tures for Attachment to Bedroom Furniture, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to lighting fixtures of the character employed inslee ing apartments and attached to dressers, edsteads or other articlesof furniture. When installing fixtures of this kind it'has usually beenthe practice to bore holes through the furniture for the passage of theconductor wires, and to attach the fixture to the fage of the furnitureover such bore. Furthermore, swinging fixtures are usually employed,which are often roughly han dled, especially in hotels by transientguests, causing injury to both the fixtures and furniture.

The object of my present invention is to provide an attachment for suchfixtures without defacement of the furniture, which may be readilyattached or detached, and

which holds the lamp in a fixed position,

so that there will be no occasion for its adjustmentby the occupant ofthe room, and when removed or placed in another position upon a piece offurniture, will leave no mark or disfigurement upon the face of thearticle to which it is attached. The details of the invention arehereinafter particularly described.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a dresser,illustrating the manner in whichmy invention is attached thereto, the lamps and their supporting armsbeing removed for clearness.

Fig. 2 is a side view, partly in section, of one of the fixturescomplete.

Fig. 3 is a front view of one of the bracket members.

Fig. 4 is an end. view of the same.

Fig. 5 is a front view of a bracket memher suitable for attachment tothe head board of a bedstead.

6 is a broken vertical section of one of the bracket members showing aslight modification.

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing another modification, and

Fig. 8 is a similar view of another modification.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Och 19, 1920.

Application filed December 19, 1919. Serial No. 346,060.

Similar reference characters denote like parts throughout the severalviews. 10, indicates the bracket members each having a straightverticaledge 11, on one side and a lateral flange '12, on the same They arepreferably made of metal, but

may be made of wood corresponding to that pf the furniture to whichtheyare to be attached. 1

Each bracket member is provided with an opening 13, for the passage ofconductor wires (not shown). These bracket members are usually employedin pairs (as illus-' trated in Fig. 1), formed for right and left handattachment to a piece of furniture; that is, the straight edge andflange on one bracket of a pair are formed on the opposite side to thatof the other bracket of the same pair, except in cases where thebrackets are of such configuration and ornamentation that this is notnecessary, such for instance, as shown in Fig. 5.

The flange 12, on each bracket is provided with two or more screw-holes14.

In Fig. 1 I have illustrated a pair of the brackets attached to adresser 15. These are connected to the posts 16, supporting the mirror17.

The straight edges 11, of the brackets bear against the outer sides ofthe posts, while the flanges 12, bear against the rear surface of theposts to which they are secured by screws passing through the holes 14,in the flanges. i

The openings 18, for the passage of the conductor wires are thus broughtclear of the posts, rendering it unnecessary to bore holes through theposts for that purpose,

The arms 18, may be of any desired c011- figuration and ornamentation,but are preferably of a predetermined length so as to support the lampsin the desired relative position to the article of furniture on whichthey are employed.

The end of the arm 18, connected with the bracket member 10, may beprovided with a flange 22, and secured to the bracket by screws 23, asshown in Fig. 2; or the opening 13, in the bracket member may bethreaded, and the end of the arm exteriorly threaded to screw thereon asillustrated in Fig. 7. In cases where the bracket members are made ofwood, it is preferable to provide a bushing 25, for the openings 13,having a threaded end extending forward of the face of the bracket 'uponwhich the end of the arm 18, may be screwed, as shown in Fig. 8. Thebushing may be provided with an annular flange 26, secured to the backof the bracket by screws 27.

By the employment of my invention, the objectionable feature of boringholes through the furniture for the passage of the conductor wires,heretofore experienced, is entirely avoided, and lighting fixtures maybe attached to or removed from articles of furniture Without the leastdefacernent of the furniture, and there is less likelihood of bearagainst one side of the dresser post, the v offset portlon beingprovided with screw holes for attachment to the article of furniture at1ts rear,the exposed portion of the bracket havlng an opening, a bushingwithin said opening secured to the bracket member,

and a tubular arm connected to said bushing in register with saidopening.

Signed by me this 21st day of Novena ber 1919.

JAMES T. none.

